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Poetic License

When a poet changes a word, deliberately to adapt to the rhythm of the poem. Ex. "O'er the Rainbow".

Enjambment

\`Run on lines, using no periods or comas

Humor

using fun for effect

Pun

A play on words to ceat humor, Ex. "Seven days without food makes one weak".

Rythm

the beat of a poem rhythm can be fast or slow and can be stress certain words

Rhyme

Repetition of perfectly matched sounds used for effect in a poem. Rhyme helps to link ideas in a poem. Ex. "Furious/Curious.

Repetition

repeating words for deliberately effect

free verse

a poem with rhyme

Alliteration

: the repetition of consonants at the beginning of words. Ex. Betty bought a bit of butter.

Sibilance

alliteration of "s" sound. Ex. Sam sold seven skinny, slimy serpents to Sally.

Assonance

repetition of vowel sounds which slows down the line Ex. "moaning and groaning", "dropping slow"

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia: when you can almost hear the sound from the word ex. splash, buzz, bang, hiss, tinkle, slap, gurgle, boom, drip, knock, snap, crackle, pop, thud, stomp, slam, whoosh, quack, growl, swoop, whack, pound, slither, ooze